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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Meridian, MS · January 3, 1983

Date: January 3, 1983 · 11:50 local
Place: Meridian, MS
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5778P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540A1A5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 684 total178 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N5778PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-857 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in a field.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.

Other reports on N5778P · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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